Appendix I - Comparative List of the Buddhacarita

Summary: Comparative List of 17 Chapters of the Sanskrit and Chinese Copies of the Buddhacarita.

1
Birth of the Bhagavat.

1
Birth.

2
Life in the Palace.

2
A Living in the Palace.

3
Beginning of Inward Trouble.

3
Disgust at Sorrow.

4
Separation from his Wife, &c.

4
Gives up a Life of Pleasure.

5
Departure.

5
Leaves the City.

6
Return of Chandaka.

6
Return of Chandaka.

7
Entering the Forest of Penance.

7
Enters the Forest of Penance.

8:
Lamentation in the Palace.

8
The general Grief of the Palace.

9
Search after the Crown Prince.

9
Mission despatched to search for the Royal Prince.

10
The arrival of Sreṇi.

10
Bimbisāra Riga goes to visit the Royal Prince.

11 Renouncing Pleasure.	11 The Prince's Reply to Bimbisāra.
12 Interview with Arāḍa.	12 Interview with Arāḍa and Udrarāma.
13 Conquest of Māra.	13 Defeats Māra.
14 Praise of Enlightenment.	14 Praise of Enlightenment.
15 Request to turn the Wheel of the Law.	15 Turns the Wheel of the Law.
16 Turning the Wheel of the Law.	16 Bimbisāra Riga becomes a Disciple.
17 Going to Lumbinī, &c.	17 The Great Disciple quits his Home